Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Tonga ranks 16th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 13 Indonesia 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Tunisia 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Guam 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Thailand 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Burundi 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Ghana 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Tonga rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 16th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.